Dark Machoke #40 from Team Rocket - Uncommon - Illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita
Fighting

Dark Machoke

#40/83 in Team Rocket, Uncommon, 60 HP, Fighting, illustrated by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Card number
#40/83
Rarity
Uncommon
HP
60 HP
Type
Fighting
Language
English
Release date
April 24, 2000
Illustrator
Mitsuhiro Arita
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Collector Notes

Dark Machoke

Dark Machoke appears in the English print of Team Rocket, released on April 24, 2000. Dark Machoke is a uncommon rarity and 60 HP. The Team Rocket set contains 83 cards.

Artist Info

This card's illustration was created by Mitsuhiro Arita.

Collector Insights

Dark Machoke is a Fighting-type Pokémon with 60 HP. It features two attacks: Drag Off, which costs two Fighting and one Colorless energy to deal 20 damage and forces the opponent to switch a Benched Pokémon with their Defending one, and Knock Back, which costs the same energy to deal 30 damage and allows the opponent to choose a Benched Pokémon to switch before taking damage. The card’s design is attributed to artist Mitsuhiro Arita. It belongs to the Base series, released as part of the Team Rocket set on April 24, 2000. Dark Machoke has no resistances but is weak to Psychic-type attacks, which deal double damage. The card’s number is 40, and it is classified as an Uncommon rarity. Its flavor text notes a growing trend of Machokes involved in aggressive or cruel incidents.

While normally peaceful and friendly, the number of incidents involving cruel Machokes is rising.

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